Tharp joins SUNY Orange

The president of SUNY Orange, Kristine Young, has announced that Michael A. Tharp assumed his new role as the college”™s chief information officer on Sept. 11. Tharp will serve as a member of the president”™s cabinet and have oversight of the day-to-day operations of the college”™s Information Technology Services department, which includes the areas of information systems, network infrastructure and user support.

Young said, “We owe it to our students, faculty and staff, as well as the county and the state, to ensure that we leverage these upgraded technology resources to their fullest.”

Tharp has more than 25 years of experience in technology administration at Mansfield University in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.